Despite having an expected lifespan of just ten years  with
fairground fish often living less than that  Splish and Splash
have amazingly survived three decades.

And their owners say they are baffled as to how the pair has managed to live
such long lives.

Richard said: “I’ve no idea why they’ve lasted so long, they’ve just been
cleaned out really regularly and given a pinch of food every morning, but we
haven’t done anything special.”

He added that, like their human counterparts, the fish have started to show
signs of age, with them losing their gold colour in the last few years 
although this could also be a reaction to a lack of light in their tank.

Retired human resources consultant Richard said: “Since we got them they have
obviously grown, although they don’t dart around the tank like they used to.